Sponsor Background

Program Background

DARPA has contracted more than $107 million for the APL-led Revolutionizing Prosthetics program to create a fully functional upper limb that responds to direct neural control. The groundbreaking work done under this program capitalized on previous DARPA investments in neuroscience, robotics, sensors, power systems, and actuation. In particular, this program builds on DARPA's Human Assisted Neural Devices program, which recently decoded the brain's motor signals with such fidelity that movements of a robotic arm can be controlled entirely by direct brain control.

The following items illustrate DARPA's rationale, goals, and commitment to Revolutionizing Prosthetics and associated programs.

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